Übung: Introduction to Medieval English Studies: Part II: Middle English
Mi. 14.00-16.00
Geb. 23.21 Raum U1.69                                                      Beginn: 15.10.2003
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This course is one of the obligatory second parts of the Introduction to Medieval English Studies: General. Its basic objective is to give students the opportunity to repeat and, at the same time, enlarge their knowledge of the Middle English period.

In addition to the broad linguistic description of Middle English as it was presented in the previous part we will now describe phonological, morphological, syntactical, and lexical features in greater detail. Moreover, we shall examine some of the chronological and regional variants of Middle English.

Specimen texts in prose and verse will serve as starting points of discussions of various literary topics. We will begin with selections from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, later on we will read and translate texts written by John of Trevisa, Robert of Gloucester, and William Caxton.

A workbook containing the texts and materials used in the seminar will be available in printed form at the beginning of the term. The course will also be accompanied by an online version:

www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/anglist1/staff/holteir/introme/index.html

Both versions, the printed book and the offline website, are available on CD-ROM in our office rooms (Geb. 23.21, Rooms 1.71, 1.72, or 173).

Recommended reading:

Baugh, Albert C. and Thomas Cable. A History of the English Language. 3rd ed., London 1978:42-71.
Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge 1995:30-58.
McCrum, Robert. The Story of English. London 1987:73-88.
The Oxford Companion to the English Language, ed. by Tom McArthur. London 1992:657-660.
The Cambridge History of the English Language. Vol II: 1066-1476, ed. by Norman Blake. Cambridge 1992:1-22.

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Voraussetzungen: Introduction to Medieval English Studies:Part I: General
Leistungsnachweis: Abschlussprüfung Teil I und II (mündlich)
Veranstaltungstyp: Wahlpflicht M.A./Prom.; SII: A2,4,
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!!! Highly recommended !!!

Anne Holtermann. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Part II: Middle English
Ort: Geb. 23.21 Raum: U1.65 Zeit: Mo. 14.00 - 16.00 Beginn: 20.10.2003

Verena Kock:. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Part II: Middle English
Ort: Geb 23.21 Raum U1.83 Zeit: Di. 14.00-16.00 Beginn: 21.10.2003
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